(I’ll actually post this on Wednesday as an interview between Ed and a physiologist)

LAYER FOUR: ENRICHING DETAIL

Nickname: Ed

Occupation: Lyra space securities pilot (military)

Face: Rugged

Personality: a career in risk taking, embraces violence as a career and doesn’t see anything wrong with that. Rushes in, at the helm of the lead ship, analysing consequences later, he’s the fist of the military. Extrovert. Constantly in search of someone who will stay, for him and striving to prove that he is an honourable, trustworthy man.

Hair: Chestnut, military cut

Height & Weight: 6.3, muscled and fit.

Clothes: Clean, neat, casual and comfortable

Hands: Large, thick fingers, callused, working mans hands

Manner of speaking (accent, phrases etc): haven’t got this sorted for him yet.

Habits: Runs 15km everyday. Always a little tense around people he likes, like he’s waiting for them to leave.

How they react to strange situations, adversity: He tackles everything head on, without thinking, he rushes forward

Obsessions: His career, adrenaline seeking

Hobbies: Running, gym junkie

Family situation: His father died when he was 7 and his mother left when he was 8.

Relationship situation: Dating Lexie

Nationality: Believes he’s Lyran

Flashbacks: Childhood without his family, carrying around the stain his father left behind

Contrasting with a different character: He’s fire, she’s water

LAYER FIVE: HISTORY

Write at least a paragraph about each of the following life stages of your character (until now – i.e. if they are a teenager, only do baby, child and teenager):

Baby: Happy fellow, creative, caring, constantly on the move. Walked before he was one.

Child: After his fathers death he began fighting other kids, reacting out against the whispers and teasing. Once his mother left he began trying to prove to everyone that he was reliable, his impetuous nature often got him into some trouble.

Teenager: Rebelled as a teen until he got heavily into sport and then guided into military training. He found himself here and began to try to prove himself as be better then everyone else, better then his father, trustworthy and reliable.

Young Adult: He excelled in his military training and joined the professional core as a young adult. Gaining rank and praise at fast speed.